TABLE OF CONTENTS. Preface by the Very Rev. Mgr. R. H. Benson . . . vii Preface by the Compiler xii Introduction xix A Wish for all who Use the Book xxiii PART I. Chapter I. " What the Life is " ..... i Chapter II. " What Constitutes a Vocation to the Life of Prayer " Chapter III. " Suggestions as to a Rule of Life " Chapter IV. " The Tertiary Life " Chapter V. "Temptations" .... Chapter VI. 14 Aids to the Life of Prayer " . PART II. The Mountain of the Lord 63 Encouragement 65 Words of our Lord 65 Words of Encouragement found in Holy Scripture . . 67 Some Extracts 68 Rules for Conquest of Self-Love 70 Spiritual Lights of Fr. de la Puente, S.J. 73 Books for Use 74 Intentions for the Days of Week, or for the Canonical Hours 80 Intentions for our Lady's Office 81 Mental Prayer — an Instruction 83 Note on the Prayers in this Book 86 The Mountain of Myrrh 88 Prayer of Self-Oblation, I 89 Consecration of Self to Service of God. St. Teresa . 91 Prayer of Self-Oblation, II 92 Prayer of Self-Oblation, III 92 Act of Self-Surrender. Fenelon 93 Prayer for Union with God 94 Another Prayer for Union with God .... 96 Acts of Contrition, 1 99 Acts of Contrition, II 100 Acts of Contrition, III 101 Prayer on Passion by St. Bridget 102 Accusation of one who has sinned. St Gertrude . . 103 Acts of Gratitude and Confidence 105 A Compact with Almighty God. [From " Paradise of Christian Soul "] 108 A Litany of Thanksgiving 110 Aspirations of Various Kinds — On Waking 113 On Rising 113 Before and After Prayer 113 Before and After Confession 114 For Accepting Crosses 115 Before the Tabernacle 115 Before Work 115 After Work xi6 As each Hour Strikes 116 Short Offering of all our Works . . . .116 At end of every Hour 117 On Composing oneself to Sleep 117 During Christmastide 118 During Epiphany 118 During Lent and Passiontide 119 During Paschal tide 119 In honour of the Sacred Heart 119 During Pentecost and in honour of Holy Ghost . 120 In honour of our Lady 121 St. Bernardine of Siena's Aspirations . . . 121 An Indulgenced Aspiration to the Holy Name . .123 A Mental Prayer. " Where thy Treasure is " . . 123 A Mental Prayer. "If indeed you mean to make Me King" 125 Reflections for Times of Aridity 127 Offerings to the Divine Incarnate Word of His Own Most Precious Blood by St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi 131 Cor ad cor loquitur 134 The Mountain of Illumination 136 Act of Confidence and Hope, I. Mary, Queen of Scots . 139 Act of Confidence, II. Ven. Claude de la Colombiere, S.J. 139 Exercise of Holy Hope, III 140 Act of Abandonment to God. Madame Elizabeth of France 14 x Act of the Will. Dame Gertrude More, O.S.B. . . 142 Devout Prayers made by Bl. Thomas More . . . 143 Devout Converse with the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pere Croiset, S.J 145 Subjects for the Prayer of the Affections in connexion with The Blessed Sacrament 147 " Come and see the place where the Lord was laid " 149 " Videbunt in Quern transfixerunt " . . . . 149 " Ecce appropinquavit hora" 152 Septem Divini Amoris Jacula 153 Quinque Amantis Animae Suspiria 155 Petitions of St. Augustine 156 The Greater Advent Antiphons 157 Ejaculations of Ven. Fr. de la Puente, S.J. . . . 160 Exercise for Elevation of Spirit. Carthusian : translation by Fr. Digby Best 161 The Mountain of Union 163 Extracts from St. Augustine's Manual. (Catholic Truth Society Edition) 165 An Exercise for Union from Blosius. ("Oratory of Faithful Soul ") 168 Aspirations of Unitive Love to the Godhead from Blosius. ("Short Rule and Daily Exercise ") . . . . 170 Aspirations to the Blessed Trinity 171 Prayers from the Missal. ("Roman Missal** — Latin, English. Desctee & Co.) 172 To those who use this Manual ...... 174 Prayer to our Lord from the " Gloria in Excelsis " . . 175 Digitized by Google.

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